[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c44.23 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.23 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.23 - **Language:** English ### [c44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.23) "A king or an officer who orders or does a business of State without a \*lekhya\* (official document) are both thieves at all times".² - [Previous: c44.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.22) - [Next: c44.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.24) - [Up: c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.23) · Pramāṇa